The Court-Fees Act, 1870Central Act · Act 7 of 1870
["Chief Controlling Revenue-authority" defined.] Rep. by the A. O. 1937.
STATE AMENDMENT
Orissa
Amendment of section 2 of Act (7 of 1870).--For section 2 of the Court Fees Act, 1870, hereinafter called the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted:--
"2. Definition.--In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,--
(1) 'appeal' includes a cross objection;
(2) 'suit' includes an appeal from a decree except in section 8-A."
Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.
substituted, Ben. 7 of 1935. . The s. 2 relating to repeal of enactments was rep. by the Repealing Act, 1870 (14 of 1870). A section defining Chief Controlling Revenue-authority was added by s. 2 of the Court-fees (Amendment) Act, 1901 (10 of 1901), and was slightly amended by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1917 (24 of 1917). For the definition of the Chief Controlling Revenue-authority see now the General Clauses Act, 1897…
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